A brief history of found-footage genre films

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 'The Devil Inside' (2012)'Grave Encounters' (2011)'The Last Exorcism' (2010)'Troll Hunter' (2010)'Paranormal Activity' (2009)'Apollo 18' (2011)'Cloverfield' (2008)'The Poughkeepsie Tapes' (2007)'REC' (2007)'Blair Witch Project' (1999)'Cannibal Holocaust' (1980)

<b>The plot:</b> A young couple, annoyed by strange activity in their house in the middle of the night, sets up a series of cameras to capture their nocturnal visitor.<br>
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<b>What goes bump in the night:</b> An invisible demon.<br>
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<b>How the footage was found:</b> Discovered by police in the couple's home in San Diego on Oct. 11, 2006, along with the body of Micah Sloat.

'Paranormal Activity' (2009)

( Paramount Pictures )

The plot: A young couple, annoyed by strange activity in their house in the middle of the night, sets up a series of cameras to capture their nocturnal visitor.

What goes bump in the night: An invisible demon.

How the footage was found: Discovered by police in the couple's home in San Diego on Oct. 11, 2006, along with the body of Micah Sloat.

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